Frank Gruben News Today

Over a dozen people came out in Inuvik on Wednesday night. Some people asked about historical cases of missing persons and how far back the legislature would allow RCMP to investigate.

The Missing Persons Act would allow RCMP to access additional records of the missing person to assist in the investigation. Justice Minister R.J. Simpson read the bill for the second time in the legislature Monday.

Frank Gruben was declared missing on May 6, 2023, in Fort Smith. His mother Laura Kalinek is still searching for answers about what happened to him.

Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai announced the new powers Monday during an accountability forum for missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people. He said police can also now also apply for a search warrant if they believe a missing minor or vulnerable person is in immediate danger.

Nunakput MLA Jackie Jacobson pleaded in the N.W.T. Legislature Tuesday that everything possible be done in the search for Frank Gruben, the Gwich'in Inuvialuit man last seen in Fort Smith in early May.

Chief Supt. Sydney Lecky says police continue to investigate but many leads have been "exhausted". Looking ahead, he said he'd like to have more Indigenous officers and language speakers overall.

Frank Gruben has been missing from Fort Smith, N.W.T., for more than a month and police say their search is stymied without missing persons legislation. An Ontario MPP who pushed for that province's version of the law says the N.W.T. doesn't need to reinvent the wheel to get it done.

The N.W.T.'s justice department says it's still working to develop a missing persons act, three years after it committed to developing a plan.

RCMP in the Northwest Territories are defending their efforts to find a man who went missing from Fort Smith, N.W.T., earlier this month, and say they need people with information to come forward.

The family of Frank Gruben, who went missing earlier this month in Fort Smith, N.W.T., is pleading for anybody with information about his disappearance to come forward. They're also questioning whether police are doing enough.